Louisiana
 STATUTES
Impediment of same sex
Persons of the same sex may not contract marriage with
each other. A purported marriage between persons of the
same sex contracted in another state shall be governed by
the provisions of Title II of Book IV of the Civil Code.
(Louisiana Statutes Ann.- Civil Code Art. 89)
Conflict of Laws- Marriage
A. A marriage that is valid in the state where contracted,
or in the state where the parties were first domiciled as
husband and wife, shall be treated as a valid marriage unless
to do so would violate a strong public policy of the state
whose law is applicable to the particular issue under Article
3519.
B. A purported marriage between persons of the same sex
violates a strong public policy of the state of Louisiana
and such a marriage contracted in another state shall not
be recognized in this state for any purpose, including the
assertion of any right or claim as a result of the purported
marriage.
(Louisiana Statutes Ann.- Civil Code Art. 3520 (Title
II of Book IV))
CONSTITUTION
Section 15. Marriage in the state of Louisiana shall consist
only of the union of one man and one woman. No official
or court of the state of Louisiana shall construe this constitution
or any state law to require that marriage or the legal incidents
thereof be conferred upon any member of a union other than
the union of one man and one woman. A legal status identical
or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried
individuals shall not be valid or recognized. No official
or court of the state of Louisiana shall recognize any marriage
contracted in any other jurisdiction which is not the union
of one man and one woman.
(Louisiana Constitution, Article
XII, Section 15, adopted September 18, 2004)
LITIGATION
Forum for Equality PAC v. McKeithen
Suit challenges Louisiana's voter approved marriage amendment,
Amendment 1, on grounds that it violates Article XIII, §
1(B) of the 1974 Constitution of Louisiana which requires
constitutional amendments to have a single object.
Forum
for Equality PAC v. New Orleans
Suit challenged Louisiana's proposed marriage amendment,
Amendment 1, on several grounds including allegations that
it violates inalienable rights and Article XIII, §
1(B) of the 1974 Constitution of Louisiana which requires
constitutional amendments to have a single object.
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